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Tuesday, 20 September 2016

A 'Legacy' For 2016 African Film Festival in Lagos

In its fourth edition, Lights,
Camera, Africa!!! Film Festival, which runs from September 26 to October 1
at Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria shows shorts films
from different parts of the world.

Legends of Madagascar by Haminiaina Ratovoarivony

Madagascar/2012/93 min/Malagasy

Themed 'Legacy', the 2016 edition of LCA Film Fest shows
among other films ‘Beleh’ (2013) where a man gets to step into his
wife's shoes by experiencing pregnancy himself; ‘Boneshaker’ (2012), starring
11-year-old Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis; ‘Ududeagu’ (2014), starring artiste, Ade
Bantu; and Joy, It's Nina (2012) weaves together stories of African
women living in the UK based on real-life archives, including voicemails from
legendary singer Nina Simone.

The organisers state: “Our selection will
also take you traveling in space and time with Legends of Madagascar
(2012), which explores the taboos and beliefs of the insulated
country, Kwaku Ananse (2013) built on a fable of the Ashanti people
and Onunaekwuluora: The Legacy Of Professor Thurstan Shaw (2014),
which documents Shaw's revelation of the rich ancient heritage of the
Igbos, his stubborn insistence on retention of the artefacts dating as
far back as 9 AD in Nigeria, as a sacred trust for the Igbo-Ukwu and Nri
people.

“The Supreme Price (2014), a highly acclaimed
documentary film that traces the Pro-Democracy Movement in Nigeria and efforts
to increase the participation of women in leadership roles will encourage our
audience to reconsider our past with new eyes.

“Many of our films offer
social commentary. They include Chika Anadu's B for Boy (2013) that
chronicles a woman's desire for a son in a culture that values boys over girls
and Sexy Money (2014) about former sex workers who return to Nigeria to
build new lives for themselves, with original music by the celebrated singer
and activist, Nneka.

“We also
have films pushing the envelope like Oya, the Rise of the Orisha (2014),
Africa's first superhero movie named for the Yoruba warrior goddess and Aya of
Yop City (2013), based on the hit comic book series set in the popular Abidjan
neighborhood. Coz Ov Moni 2, a musical in pidgin English filmed in Ghana and
Romania, is another film to look out for.

Our festival, which features dozens of other great films, will
close with October 1 (2014), Kunle Afolayan's latest opus set at a time when
the country was optimistic about the possibilities of Nigeria once Nigerians
got to chart their own path forward.”